Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 November 1893 — A PECULIAR BIRD. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

A PECULIAR BIRD.

The Ryre-Ta lied Goatsucker, a Native o\ Colombia. The lyre tailed goatsucker,a branch sf the order Passeres, is a native ol Colombia, and is notable for the ex-

traordinary development oi. the outer tail feathers. A 1 - though the bird is by no means large, the total len gt h of an adult male lyre.tailed goatsucker is nearly three feet. The treneral color of this species is the mottled dark and light brown which is universal among the goatsuckers, but is diversified by a band round the neck of rich chestnut. The primaries are nearly black,

with the exception of a few chestnut spots scattered irregularly upon their necks. The goatsuckers, so called ou account of the belief that they suck the mammae of goats, are found in all parts of the world, but more abundantly in South America. They hide by day, but toward sunset they pursue their insect prey. They build no nests, but deposit their eggs on the bare ground or on slight concavities. There are numerous kinds of goatsuckers, the one of which we print an illustration being the most remarkable.

LYRE-TAILED GOATSUCKER.